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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan 12:44:27.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.44.27.35662. eCollection 2023.

Migration of guiding catheter during placement of hemodialysis femoral catheter: case report

Marouane Jabrane  1 , Abdelkarim Kharroubi  2 , Chaima Cherrad  1 , Badr Elkassimi  2 , Mohamed Arrayhani  1
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Case Reports

Migration of guiding catheter during placement of hemodialysis femoral catheter: case report

Marouane Jabrane et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Migration of guiding catheter during placement of hemodialysis femoral catheter is an unusual, early and rare mechanical complication. We report here the case of a 70-year-old man, admitted for severe renal failure, uremic syndrome and hyperkalemia, requiring an extra renal purification session which was complicated by a blockage of the femoral venous catheter guide during its removal. Such a complication highlights the importance of good anatomical knowledge, good monitoring by an experienced person during central venous catheterization, and the interest in using ultrasound guidance before and after catheter placement.

Keywords: Catheter; case report; hemodialysis; migration.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
scanning image with 3D reconstruction: right femoral catheter crossing the vascular wall of the right femoral vein and looped in the psoas muscle with migration of the guide out of the vein path (red arrow)
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